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#9B4635

#9b4635 ≈ Chestnut

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#9b4635 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 27.45% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 54.84% magenta, 65.81% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 10°, with 49.04% saturation and 40.78% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Chestnut (#954535), ΔE 1.34.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.1161

Complementary

  1. #9b4635
  2. #358a9b

Split complementary

  1. #9b4635
  2. #359b79
  3. #35579b

Analogous

  1. #9b3557
  2. #9b4635
  3. #9b7935

Triadic

  1. #9b4635
  2. #359b46
  3. #46359b

Tetradic

  1. #9b4635
  2. #8a9b35
  3. #358a9b
  4. #46359b

Square

  1. #9b4635
  2. #579b35
  3. #358a9b
  4. #79359b

Monochromatic

  1. #29130e
  2. #622c22
  3. #9b4635
  4. #c66957
  5. #d99c90

Shades

#9b4635 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9b4635
  2. #8c3f30
  3. #7c382a
  4. #6d3125
  5. #5d2a20
  6. #4e231b
  7. #3e1c15
  8. #2f1510
  9. #1f0e0b
  10. #100705
  11. #000000

Tints

#9b4635 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9b4635
  2. #a55949
  3. #af6b5d
  4. #b97e72
  5. #c39086
  6. #cda39a
  7. #d7b5ae
  8. #e1c8c2
  9. #ebdad7
  10. #f5edeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9b4635 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9b4635
  2. #984c3d
  3. #965244
  4. #93574c
  5. #905d53
  6. #8e635b
  7. #8b6962
  8. #886f6a
  9. #857471
  10. #837a79
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c5652 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c5433 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #716733 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa3642 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a4f34 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #845b34 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a43d3d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9b4635 {
  color: #9b4635;
}
Background
.bg-9b4635 {
  background-color: #9b4635;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9b4635 {
  border: 2px solid #9b4635;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9b4635;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 70 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 10 49% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9b4635 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9b4635, #9b7935);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9b4635 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 70 53 / 0.35);
}

#954535 Chestnut ΔE 1.34 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 5.82 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.46 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 6.46 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 7.15 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 7.35 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 7.40 #64b9ca Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Chestnut
#9b4635  rgb(155, 70, 53)  hsl(10, 49%, 41%)  Chestnut
#358a9b  rgb(53, 138, 155)  hsl(190, 49%, 41%)  Bondi Blue
#359b46  rgb(53, 155, 70)  hsl(130, 49%, 41%)  Shamrock Green
#46359b  rgb(70, 53, 155)  hsl(250, 49%, 41%)  Dark Slate Blue